One in Three Ghanaian Women Justifies Partner Violence, Landmark Survey Finds
A survey-weighted analysis of 14,359 Ghanaian women finds 32.4 percent justify intimate partner violence, with steep wealth and education gradients ...
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Rejecting Wife-Beating Norms Cuts Intimate Partner Violence Risk Across 21 African Countries
A study of 90,807 women across 21 sub-Saharan African countries finds that rejecting violence-justifying norms and greater social independence are ...
In Burkina Faso, Men Are Breaking a Deadly Silence About Partner Violence
A mixed-methods study of 598 men in Dédougou, Burkina Faso, finds that 64.55 percent reported experiencing at least one form ...
Emotional Abuse Leaves the Deepest Mental Health Mark on Women in Mozambique
A national survey of nearly 2,800 Mozambican women finds that recent intimate partner violence, especially emotional abuse, roughly doubles the ...
What 39 Studies Reveal About Stopping Violence Against Women in Spanish-Speaking Countries
A scoping review of 39 intervention studies across eight Spanish-speaking countries finds that primary and secondary prevention programs against gender-based ...
Pregnant Teens Face More Mistreatment and Gaps in Maternal Care Across Three African Countries
A three-country cohort study finds pregnant adolescents in Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa receive fewer antenatal visits, more mistreatment during ...
Intimate Partner Violence Emerges as Common Thread in US Mass and Multi-Victim Homicides
A new analysis of more than 115,000 US homicide deaths from 2018 to 2023 finds that intimate partner violence precipitates ...
Rising Temperatures Linked to Higher Risk of Violence Against Women in Africa
An IIASA-led study of 31 sub-Saharan African countries finds that unusually warm conditions are linked to increased risk of intimate ...
Pregnant in Iran: How Invisible Violence Wears Women Down Before Birth
A qualitative study of 32 participants in Ilam Province, Iran, reveals that violence against pregnant women operates through weak legal ...
Where Patriarchy Runs Deepest, Women Face Nearly Double the Odds of Partner Violence, India-Wide Study Finds
A nationwide analysis of more than 61,000 Indian women finds that those living in districts with the highest levels of ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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